STS OFFTG LOCAL ORDERS: The Pune Admin issued the posting orders of the officiating DE’s. Click for orders>>>
LIST OF LONGEST STAY EXECUTIVES: The corporate office has issued the list of top 20 longest stay of SDE in each circle. Any discrepancies should be immediately bought to the notice of corporate office. A list of longest stay executives in MH circle and WTR is displayed for the notice of members. Click for letter and list>>>>
CHQ NEWS END OF THE ROAD: The GS informs to all the executive community in an editorial about the worst
situation in BSNL. Click for Editorial>>>
CHQ NEWS HALL OF SHAME:
We all should hang our heads in shame – Market drubbing, rampant corruption and scandals galore in BSNL. WiMAX scandal- reportedly involving Director(CM), a strong contender for top slot in the BSNL board.
Hats off to Sh. P.R.Ananthan, CGM(STP), and Sh. Sat Paul, CVO, for their outstanding integrity and timely stern stand and action to stall yet another big scandal in BSNL.
Whether or not 1500 odd top managers of BSNL hang their heads in shame for BSNL being continuously kicked by private operators like a football , we in our Association have no reason not to hang down our heads for the continuing disgrace into which our beloved Company is brought into not by rapidly declining market position and continuous drubbing that it gets in telecom market but also by revelation of one scandal after one, the latest one being almost issuing of APO for procurement of Wi-MAX Rural tender Project II to a Hyderabad based Company VMCL facing not only serious charges of customs tax evasion worth Rs 55 crores but also criminal charge of having violated the integrity panel by falsely declaring that there was no criminal charge against it.
While in the market standing, BSNL, pushed very recently to fifth position by till recently a tiny operator, IDEA, has been now kicked down to the sixth position by Tata Teleservices in the GSM segment with induction of record 3.3 million mobile lines on GSM platform (DOCOMO) for third consecutive month in Dec.,09, on the mounting corruption and scandal front, Director(CM)/BSNL board, a strong contender for top slot of BSNL board, just brushed under the carpet the timely and serious recommendation of CGM(STP), Sh P.R.Ananthan, Chairman of the tender evaluation committee, to refer the award of contract for procurement of WiMAX equipment to VMCL to Chief vigilance officer, BSNL, to probe the violation of integrity pact by VMCL by falsely claiming that there was no criminal charge pending against it. Not only did Director(CM) blatantly ignore the crucial advice of Sh P.R. Ananthan, an officer of outstanding and impeccable integrity, to refer the issue to CVO/BSNL for investigating a criminal offence of VMCL but he accorded his approval to issue APO to VMCL for supply of WiMAX equipment as L4 vendor.
It was only timely and bold intervention of Sh Sat Paul, CVO/BSNL, acting on an independent representation, because the complaint was never forwarded to him by Corporate office of BSNL, as recommended by CGM(STP) , that the award of APO to VMCL, an alleged customs tax evader, has been put on hold.
This is how Directors of BSNL board conduct the affairs of a Company which is already profusely bleeding. We are confident that similar serious irregularities are detected by CVC in the matter of procurement of 93 million GSM equipments on the pricing front, prompting their timely intervention to put the whole thing on hold which has started jeopardizing future growth of BSNL. Big and serious questions need to be answered by Director(CM) on the price front of the GSM tender also. All these facts we shall adequately reflect when PESB starts deciding on who the next incumbent for the post of CMD/BSNL shall be. Interestingly and significantly, growth of Bihar Circle nosedived like anything when the present Director(CM) was the Chief executive of BSNL in Bihar Circle.
In the meanwhile, we have just no words to commend and salute the great and timely efforts of Sh. P.R.Ananthan, CGM(STP), and Sh Sat paul, CVO/BSNL, to stall what would have been yet another big scandal in BSNL.
In fact, Corruption in BSNL has started assuming alarming and wide spread proportions at the SSA/Circle levels. Strong vendor-SSA/Circle head nexus is fast growing in many vulnerable Circles, particularly in the Northern Zone. A vicious circle of good number of CGMs/GMs in the Northern region has started eating into the vitals of the Company very fast. Active involvement of SDEs/DEs and DGMs in this nexus is not at all ruled out. In fact, active complicity of SDEs/DEs/DGMs in this nexus is more or less reported and established.
We warn SDEs/DEs and DGMs of grave consequences of such filthy acts of complicity which are endangering our bread and butter. We cannot be silent spectators towards all these threatening developments. Thus, we call upon our office bearers and activists at all the levels of the Organization to come out fearlessly, courageously and openly in exposing the growing vendor nexus and other corrupt practices. Don’t be scared of exposing CGMs/GMs and our own brethren involved in such unscrupulous activities. Be bold, have strong determination, be fearless in ruthlessly exposing corrupt colleagues and officers alike. Don’t shirk from this important responsibility at this crucial juncture since corruption is fast depleting the scarce resources and hitting at our bread and butter.
Rise to the occasion and face and expose unscrupulous and corrupt elements at all levels boldly and fearlessly. The choice is between exposing corrupt elements which are fast growing in number and protecting our bread and butter and our beloved Company from crumbling for all times.
Association very strongly takes up the issue of induction of highly talented, professional and capable of deliverance people as CMD and Directors, bsnl/board with Hon’ble PM in his capacity of overseeing the functioning of department of personnel and administrative reforms. PESB, which decides the selection, is under DOP&AR. GS urges upon Hon’ble PM to give a dispassionate and serious consideration to induct extraordinary talent, considering the hard fact that exclusively ITS controlled non professional Management has miserably failed to deliver on all fronts for the last ten years, at the top, capable of steering the Company in grave crisis and in a fiercely competitive environment. Association also conveys its comprehensive views on the matter to Sh. Sam Pitroda and Sh Deepak Parekh, members of the high power committee constituted by Hon’ble PM to draw future road map for BSNL against the backdrop of 93 million GSM tender being put on hold by CVC. Chairman, PESB, and all its members, including Secy/PESB, have been elaborately apprised of the need of roping in rarest of rare talent to lead the Company from the front. Hon’ble Minister of State for Personnel and Administrative reforms, Sh Prithvitaj Chavan, Secy/DOT, Secy’s DOP&AR and Secy/DPE have also been extensively enlightened about the issue in entirety. In this direction GS writes to Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Man Mohan Singhji. <<<Letter>>>
HAPPY REPUBLIC DAY: On occasion of 61st Republic Day, we wish to all our members and well wishers a very Happy Republic Day. JAI HIND……………………
HRMS LEAVE MODULE: The corporate office has insisted to use the leave module on HRMS for the leave transactions of the employees. The process is to be completed before 31 March 2010. Click for letter>>>
IMPLEMENTATION OF FULL PENSION: The employees, who retired after 1/1/06 will get full pensions as per the decision by the government of India, will be implemented in BSNL. The corporate office has endorsed this circular for implementation. Click for letter>>>
DS MEETS GM ADMIN:: The DS along with ADS met Shri. M. B. Patel, GM (Admin and HR), yesterday, on the issues related to transfer and posting of JTO, SDE’s and DE’s. He requested to carry out the request transfers of JTO and SDE’s. Also the DS demanded to give more responsibility to the DE’s in the SSA after the post of DE’s being reduced in this officiating spell. No SDE should be given the responsibility of looking after DE’s.
REVISED APAR GUIDELINES:: The revised guidelines for the annual performance appraisal report (APAR) are issued by circle office. These are important guidelines to be noted by all the executives. Click for copy>>>
IDA REVISED:: The orders to increase 5.6% IDA has been issued by the corporate office. Now the total IDA would be 30.9 and the incremental effect will be applicable for 1st January 2010. Click for orders>>>
FINALLY DE OFFTG ORDERS ISSUED: The circle office has finally issued the much awaited officiating orders of STS for 222 executives. All the executives have been posted to same SSA as per the justified strength and the remaining have been transferred to other SSA’s. Click for order copy>>>>
AT BSNL BUREAUCRATIC NONSENSE: Bureaucratic nonsense scores over business sense, read the article in economic times published today. Click for article>>>
ADDITIONAL CR REQUIRED FOR DE OFFTG: The additional requirement of CR for DE officiating has been called by circle office urgently. Click for letter>>>
DE WISE STAFFING: The list of staffing of TTA/JTO/SDE as per DE wise, as per the restructuring process, is displayed by the AGM Admin Pune for the information of all the executives. Click for list>>>
MAN POWER POSITION OF PUNE SSA: The AGM admin has send the information of manpower availability in Pune SSA in respect of DE, SDE, JTO and TTA’s to the circle office. Click for letter>>>
REQUIREMENT OF CR’s:
The Corporate office has called for the CR’s of the officials
enclosed in the list for the Adhoc STS promotions DPC on urgent
basis. The outcome of the DPC will be subject to the J&K court
decision.
Click for letter>>>
click for list>>>
CHQ
NEWS:
NGN TENDER:
GRADATION LIST OF JTO’s FOR ALL INDIA ELIGIBILITY:
The gradation particulars from most of the Circles are not received so far irrespective of repeated reminders from CHQ. All the particulars are readily available with each Circle and they are issuing officiating promotion on the basis of this. However, these particulars readily available with the Circles, but are not reaching BSNL CO even after one and half months.
TIME BOUND PROMOTIONS OF DE/SDE’s: The Pune admin today released the list of time bound promotions in the cadre of SDE and DE’s. Click for order>>>
WAITING LIST OF REQUEST TRANSFERS OF JTO/SDE: The waiting list of the executives who has applied for the request transfer has applied for the different SSA’s of MH circle is displayed by circle office. All the JTO/SDE’s who has applied for should check their names in the list and if corrections required should be sent to the circle office. Click for letter>>>
All the senior most JTO’s/ SDE’s (longest stay wise) in Pune SSA and Pune Mobile are hereby made aware that since there are no more vacancies, as per the circle office guidelines of justification, will be transferred out of SSA to accommodate these request transfers. Accordingly, all of them should take judicious decisions about the transfers well in advance so that last minute chaos is avoided.
FREE INSURANCE POLICY DISCONTINUED: The free accidental insurance policy provided to the BSNL landline/WLL/PCO customers is discontinued with effect from 13th Jan 10. Click for letter>>>
SETTLEMENT OF BROADBAND DISPUTED CASES: A comprehensive policy for settlement of BB billing disputed cases has been launched by the corporate office under the special scheme called “SAMADHAN”. The scheme is valid up to 31 DEC 10. All the disputed cases can be settled through this scheme. Click for copy of order>>>
CHQ NEWS:
GS ALONG WITH AGS MET SRI. P. J. THOMAS, SECRETARY, DOT AND DISCUSSED THE FOLLOWING ISSUES.
A) 93 MILLION GSM TENDER: CVC has raised certain issues which had to be resolved by BSNL Management. In fact, Secretary/DOT expressed his great disappointment at the huge quantum of delay in finalizing this crucial tender like other tenders. However, he assured that DOT would try its best to ensure that the stalemated tender takes off as expeditiously and felt that Associations and Unions also should actively and constructively participate and closely monitor to ensure in future that important projects are finalized as per the drawn schedule and that such damaging delays do not take place. We informed Secretary that in 2007 also BSNL faced similar threatening situation and that resulted in huge decline of its Market share because of complete non availability of GSM equipment and in case present tender is also allowed to go the way tender in 2007 was dealt with, BSNL will be completely out of telecom business very shortly and shall be unable to retrieve its lost ground. In fact, this is the only challenging opportunity for BSNL to come out of the huge mess that it is in now, we informed Secretary/DOT.
B) CONTINUING DELAY IN FINALIZATION OF TENDERS AND COMPLETION OF KEY PROJETS: Secretary expressed deep and serious concern over the inordinate delay in finalizing tenders and execution of projects critical to the growth of the Organization. Finalization of tenders as quickly as possible and completion of important projects in a time bound manner are priority areas in deciding the growth of the Organization. In this context, he quoted the example of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) where a tender worth Rs 7000 crores was finalized in a record time of 22 days in sharp contrast to BSNL where finalization of tenders is taking years together. Secretary opined that BSNL Managers and concerned officers in BSNL should visit DMRC and learn the entire process of deciding and implementing key projects as expeditiously as possible. In nutshell, Secretary/DOT clearly emphasized an urgent need of deciding and implementing projects in time, drastically improving the existing work culture and quality of service, including critical customer interface.
C) ISSUES RELATED TO THE VIABILITY OF BSNL: At the very outset Secretary/DOT emphatically mentioned that employees and the executives of BSNL have a very huge responsibility in terms of giving a new facelift to the entire Organization through sustained and determined efforts. Secretary/DOT was of the clear view that BSNL despite having a clear strategic advantage in two potential areas of business growth in 3G and broadband sectors has not been able to capitalize on this distinct advantage. Determined efforts and appropriate strategy and plan of action is immediately needed to tap huge market in these twin potential areas of business. Associations and Unions have to play a frontal and leading role in forcing the Management to focus strategies in these critical areas of telecom segment where huge potential still remains unexploited.
D) PENETRATION OF BROADBAND IN RURAL AREAS: Secretary suggested that BSNL come up with a comprehensive plan of action to penetrate into huge rural broad band market and asked us also to work out appropriate strategy and suggest vital inputs that could boost BSNL penetration in this vital area of telecom growth. On our part, we assured Secretary/DOT that we shall very shortly submit important inputs and data to apprise him of the ground realities and also the road map to be followed in the important segment.
E) MEETING WITH HON. PM: Secretary/DOT very briefly mentioned that a steering committee is expected to be constituted very shortly by Finance Ministry to go and address important issues to tide over the present difficult situation that BSNL is in now. However, Secretary felt that short term benefits like waiving off of license fees on landline segment and other subsidies that BSNL is looking forward to may not really help BSNL in the long run. What is really going to be decisive is ensuring its continued exponential growth in areas of rapidly expanding telecom business through quick finalization and timely execution of important projects and improving quality of service and customer interface.
F) CHALLENGE OF FULLY CAPITALIZING ON UPCOMING IPL TOURNAMENT: Secretary/DOT mentioned that there is a very big and challenging opportunity for BSNL to exploit its business in 3G segments in the upcoming potential IPL tournament since it has a very decisive and clear cut edge over other operators in terms of possessing 3G spectrum. It remains to be seen whether BSNL utilizes and exploits this huge opportunity to spurt its growth in 3G segment.
G) ABSORPTION OF ITS: Secretary/DOT informed that fresh Cabinet note on this important issue is under active consideration and is likely to be sent to the Union Cabinet very shortly. He further mentioned that he was fully conscious of deciding this important issue as quickly as possible.
REMINDER FOR JTO TO SDE OFFTG CR : The circle office has issued a reminder to send the CR of JTO’s who are due for officiating SDE’s, but still many more are yet to be received by circle office. It is once again reminded to send the CR by 16th Jan. Click for letter>>>
BSNL 3G AND LIVE YEAR: The corporate office has decided to celebrate the year 2010 as “BSNL 3G and BSNL LIVE”. Various VAS services like movies, games and VOD services are made available. But the popularity is low despite given the services up to the level of DGM?? States the letter?? It is very unfortunate that the corporate office thinks that the services can be made popular only by giving them free only up to the level of DGM’s??? What do you think please respond to the DS. Click for letter>>>
FIRST EXECUTIVE BODY MEETING HELD : The First Executive Body meeting was held yesterday in the Conference hall of New Admin Bldg, Satara Road, Pune under the President ship of Com. A. D. Mhaske at 18.00 hrs, as per the agenda. In the meeting the discussion on development activities, association activities and policies on transfer and posting were held. The DS appraised the committee about the recent activities held and stressed for the development activities to be performed during the three months of the target. Various suggestions given by the executives were very well noted by the DS. The meeting concluded with the vote of thanks.
ALLOTMENT OF FWT’s TO RURAL : The DGM rural has given allotment of 500 FWT to rural areas. This was required to fulfill the demand and waiting list of rural area. Click for letter>>>>
LUNCH HOUR DEMONSTRATION HELD: The massive lunch hour demonstrations were held today in front of O/o PGMT, Pune, in support of 93 million lines tender. The gathering was addressed by the DS Com. Vivek Wankhede and leaders form BSNLEU and AIBSNLEA.
The lunch hour demonstration under the banner of joint forum will held on 05/01/2010 in front of O/o PGMT, New Admin Bldg, Satara Road, Pune, from 1.30 to 2.00pm, to strongly support the dem to finalize the tender of 93 million GSM lines by the government.
All the office bearers/ members are hereby notified to attend the demonstration program and make it a grand success.
CHQ NEWS: Comrades of SNEA (India) throughout country --- be ready to courageously and fearlessly defeat the deadly conspiracy to dig last nail in the coffin of BSNL by the decision of vested interests and the bureaucrats in DoT to put on hold crucial 93 million GSM tender. Make serious preparation to come out openly on the streets to expose the worst possible conspiracy to slaughter BSNL once for all. It is a do or die situation for us --- now or never.
GS, SNEA (India) picks up the issue strongly with the Hon. Prime Minister seeking his kind and immediate intervention to save BSNL from sinking. <<Letter PM>>
Start hectic political lobbying and mobilising public support to expose the sinister designs of conspirators to murder BSNL.
1. Telegram campaign on January 02-04, 2010 by Circle/SSA/ Branch Secretaries. Activists also can send the telegram.
To
Dr. Manmohan Singh,
Prime Minister of India,
New Delhi.
KINDLY INTERVENE TO SAVE BSNL BY IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF PURCHASE ORDER FOR 93 MILLION GSM LINES.
SNEA(India), ------------ Circle / SSA / Branch
2. Mass demonstration at CHQ/Circle/ SSA level on 05.01.2010.
The details of Pune SSA demonstration program will communicated through this website by today evening.
NEW YEAR DIARIES OF SNEA(I) AVAILABLE: The consignment of 525 new year diaries printed by SNEA(I),MH circle was received yesterday by our MM section. Due to very hard work and consistent efforts made by the Com. M. S. Adasul, Com. P. N. Patil, Com. V. J. Bhandirge and their entire team made sure of timely delivery. The diary is nicely designed and printed with all relevant information including mobile numbers of all the executives of Pune, list of all the empanelled hospitals of Maharashtra and list of office bearers of SNEA (I), MH circle. All the members are hereby requested to place the requisitions to collect the diaries. the diaries are exclusively for SNEA(I) members.
EXECUTIVE BODY MEETING: The first executive body meeting of SNEA (I), Pune, will be held on 5th January 10, at Conference Hall, New Admin Bldg, Satara Road, Pune at 5.30pm. All the district office bearers are requested to attend the meeting well in time. The agenda of the meeting is being mailed to all the executives.
STAFF STRENGTH ON 1ST JAN: The information on staff strength as on 1st Jan 2010 for the cadre of TTA and above has been circulated by circle office. We have been constantly opposing the policy of posting the staff as per the obsolete justification policy. Now in this report also the strength of JTO+SDE in Pune SSA is excess by 3 nos. we would like to point out to all our members that the criteria of sanctioned strength is applicable for the post of TTA, DGM, GM & PGM’s where as the DE, SDE and JTO’s have the criteria of justified strength i.e as per the number of lines working in SSA. This policy needs to be opposed and scrapped immediately. Click for letter>>>
CR AND SR FOR DE OFFTG REQUIRED: The 2nd reminder issued by circle office to all SSA to send the CR and SR for the new spell for STS officiating to be given from 11 January 2010. Click for letter>>>
